“Nearby lets you connect, share, and do more with the people, places, and things near you.

When Nearby is turned on for your account, Google can periodically turn on the mic, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and similar features on all your current and future devices. Google+ and other Google services need this access to help you connect, share, and more.

When you turn on Nearby, you’re also turning on Location History for your account and Location Reporting for this device. Google needs these services to periodically store your location data for use by Nearby, other Google services, and more.”

Now a lot of privacy concerns come into play now. The good thing is that you don’t have to have this enabled. It’s optional……for now.

On the bright side, if you’re into these types of features, it might actually be cool. Think about new people to the city who have no friends, with Google’s “nearby” feature. They’ll be able to find the best spots of the city, and even make a friend or two, who knows.

I for one am interested to see how this plays out. If worse comes to worse, I can just turn it off.